Effect of melatonin in the prevention of postoperative pericardial adhesion formation

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-28

  Saeidi, Mahmood ^a   Sobhani, Roohollah ^a   Movahedi, Minoo ^a   Alsaeidi, Samira ^a   Samani, Reza Eshraghi ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Cardiac surgery; Melatonin; Pericardial; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; KETAMINE; MELATONIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART; NONHUMAN; PERICARDIUM; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DOGS; HEART DISEASES; MELATONIN; PERICARDIUM; TISSUE ADHESIONS;

EID: 67650123223     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2009.204669     Document Type: Article

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